NYC Council · Int 0395-2026 · Committee

Requiring the Law Department to report on its involvement in legal actions in which a current or former City employee is a party.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Jan 29, 2026

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Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the Law Department to report on its involvement in legal actions in which a current or former City employee is a party” Read the full text

Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation

What it does

This bill would require the Law Department, in coordination with the Comptroller, to publish a report twice annually that describes legal actions in which the Law Department is involved in the direct representation of, or contracting of representation for, former or current City employees. Such report would include the former or current City employee’s name, the status of their case, the hours and expenditures spent on such employee’s legal representation, and the amount of money for which the case was settled or decided.

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Where it is

Introduced by Council · Jan 29, 2026

Referred to Comm by Council · Jan 29, 2026 · the latest recorded action

Who decides next

This bill sits with the Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation committee. These members decide whether it ever reaches a vote; 99% of bills a committee approves become law.

Gale A. Brewer · chair Althea V. Stevens Carl Wilson Eric Dinowitz Frank Morano Oswald J. Feliz Susan Zhuang

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